Evil Is Made, Not Born · 2:34am Apr 6th, 2015
For that TBATS stuff, skip to below the first picture and it's paragragh.
For any Once Upon a Time fans out there, you probably get the title, and more on that later. First off, PONY IS BACK BABY! Season 5 finally came after 11 months since the Season 4 finale with only Rainbow Rocks to tie us over. Honestly, I think that movie just spawned a lot of Sunset Shimmer and Sonata Dusk love in the fandom, and I was a part of that. For any that don't know, there was a recently released song featuring Sunset Shimmer.
Best redemptive character? Dunno, there's still Luna and Discord to compete with.
Anyway, regarding the title of this here blog, it's got something to do with this guy.
I know about the comics, but I've just never bought a whole lot. Recently, there is a side-series to the main issue that just released. "Fiendship is Magic" is a 5-issue mini-series centered around some of the villains of MLP and their origins. Now when I heard that, I was instantly thinking Once Upon a Time and all of the villains they gave backstories to, and the famous lines, "Evil is made, not born." The first issue that was released was Sombra's, and that line kinda lives on. As a villain, I thought he was menacing, but really underutilized. A guy as scary as he was really deserved some more screen time and more than just eight words. (Did he even get that many?) I won't give much away, but I will say this, Sombra is made into an actual character. This is the kind of origin story that will make you want to see more of him. There are some major questions raised, and it has to do with the world as a whole of Equestria. I seriously encourage you guys to check out Sombra's origin story.
Moving on, sorry if I'm kinda dumping everything at once, but it's kinda how I roll. Writing... I have seriously lagged. Basically my biology class has been kicking my ass left, right, up, and down. I have no idea how so much work can go into one class and it barely show in my grade. It doesn't help when my professor doesn't even lecture. So yeah, a lot of my time has gone into that class, as well as my other classes. 16 hours this semester, plus a job, plus a family that I still do things for, leaves me nearly in the negatives in regards to free time. This week was no different, but I haven't given up. It's just slow. TBATS's newest chapter is at least 70% done, and with my newest BIO test in the morning, things will somewhat slow down to give me just enough time to get that done. Because I don't wanna leave you guys hanging, I have a preview right here.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK
“Cady or Blueblood?”
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Cady or Blueblood?”
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Cady or Blueblood?”
Blueblood walked over to the doors and slowly threw them open. On the other side, Stardust stood with a large, bulking saddlebag tossed over her back. “You know, Cadance once told me how you and Shining Armor would knock like that, but I honestly didn’t believe her.”
Letting a small chuckle escape her, Stardust stepped through the doorway. “You should try it out. It’s kinda funny seeing how other ponies react to it.”
“Come right in.” The already-accepted invite went unnoticed by Stardust as Blueblood closed the door behind him. “So, what brings you here so early? I thought you wouldn’t be here until later.”
“I was, but Cady invited me to go shoppin’ around wit her before our movie night. What’s that?” she asked when she caught sight of the letter still floating in Blueblood’s magic.
“Oh, just Shining Armor’s latest arrival,” Blueblood said with a grin as dangled the letter around in his magic. “He really is a stallion of his word. These have been coming in every day save for Sunday.”
“Doesn’t surprise me. Cady’s got him wrapped ‘round her hoof good. You should’ve seen the things he did just to get her attention before they started goin’ out.”
Now he was curious. “Such as?”
Stardust reminisced the earlier stages of Shining and Cadance’s relationship and everything before that as her and Blueblood ascended the stairway to Cadance’s room. Blueblood listened with more than willing ears as he found out more about the stallion that had basically captured his cousin’s heart. He hadn’t realised all the things Shining had actually done for Cadance, and hearing it all from another pony made him respect the stallion all the more. He made a mental note to get to know Shining better when he got back.
“Oh, and I gotta tell ya ‘bout this book he bought one time,” Stardust continued on, recounting the time Shining had bought A Colt’s Guide to Dating a Mare That’s Out of Your League.
“You’re kidding,” Blueblood said, on the verge of hysterics upon hearing the title of the book.
Stardust was already cackling away. “No, really. He kept reading into it even after two months!”
Wrapped around her hoof had to be an understatement, but Blueblood knew Shining had an influence on Cadance as well. “Well you weren’t there when she spent six hours trying to find the perfect dress for their first date.”
Sympathy from her came in the form of a nudge to his shoulder and a simple, “That must’ve sucked.”
“It did.” Still, Blueblood remembered the state Cadance had come back in. That was just one of the nights where she had come home happier than when she left. “They really make the whole relationship thing look like a dream don’t they?”
“Almost makes me want to get back out there, honestly.”
“Almost?”
Stardust waved a dismissive hoof. “Eh, got bigger things on my plate right now. What about ya? Eva had anypony special?” When he didn’t answer, she got her answer. “Ya know it’s fine if ya haven’t.”
He dragged out a sigh as his ears lowered. “It would’ve been nice to at least have some experience by now.”
“Eh, it’ll come. Heck, you’re a prince of Equestria. Odds are there are some mares out there that want a piece of ya.”
Hearing her say it like that, it did wonders for Blueblood’s ego in that moment. He let his imagination run wild thinking of hundreds of beautiful mares that would kill for a chance with him. “You’re probably right, Stardust.”
“Real humble, but hey, if ya need help puttin’ yourself out there, I’m pretty sure me and Cady can help ya out.”
He looked at her as they kept walking. “You’d do that for me?”
“Sure. We’re friends remember?”
As if he could forget. When Stardust so openly and quickly accepted him as a friend, he took it as something unreal and strange. Outside of Celestia and Cadance, nopony really reached out to him like that, and it made a potential friendship with somepony like her all the more desirable. Truth be told, he was looking forward to movie night more than Cadance and Stardust. He may not know what he was being dragged into, but he was full of anticipation. They reached Cadance’s door, and just as Blueblood was about to raise his hoof to knock, he caught Stardust’s eyes darting back and forth from him to the door. It took him a moment to pick up on her hint until he remembered the suggestion she made just minutes ago. He shared her smile as he lifted his hoof once again.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Cadance?”
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Cadance?”
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Cadance?”
Seconds later, Cadance emerged from the door. Most of her mane was tied back in a ponytail while the front was styled so that her bangs swerved to the side, and she was immediately taken aback when she saw Blueblood on the other side of the door, hoof still raised from his knocking. “Not you too,” was her first response.
Seeing the rise he got out of her made Blueblood turn to Stardust. “You were right. That was fun,” he said before the two unicorns burst into little fits of laughter. “Anywho,” he started to say when he settled down, “I just wanted to bring you today’s little message.” The letter still hovering in his magic was quickly snatched out of his hold.
Cadance ripped open the letter and got to reading. Blueblood and Stardust watched on as Cadance’s expression shifted from eagerness to a quiet joy that got them to smile with her. When she finished reading, she clutched the letter to her chest and let out a dreamy sigh mixed in with a small chuckle.
“I see ya got a little collection buildin’ up.” Stardust was pointing behind the alicorn to the bed.
Cadance turned and saw what caught Stardust’s attention. On her bed sat a stack of opened letter she received from Shining within the last several days. She blushed a little and remembered the jist of just about every letter that sat on her bed. “Yeah, I do.” Before she knew it, she zoned off, unaware of Stardust’s waving hoof in her face attempting to recapture her attention. Shining really did have a hold on her as well. Cadance snapped back to attention and remembered why the blue mare was here in the first place. “Sorry, ugh, ready to head out?”
If BIO doesn't kill me, then dammit, this thing will get done.
Other things going on, I added another concert to my list. Last Tuesday I got to see Ariana Grande's Honeymoon Tour! Me and my best friend who's stuck with me since 5th grade finally got to go to a concert together, and the night was amazing. That little girl's got pipes. And come July, I'll be in Dallas to see the Barbie herself, Nicki Minaj. Who would've thought working like a dog over the summer and taking up shifts for others because I couldn't say "no" back then would lead me with extra money to see some of my favs live? Learn to say "no" though, in all seriousness. It will save trouble, and actually get you more sleep. Till next time. Before I go, get in the Fiendish spirit and enjoy this picture of a few of our favorite villains. 
..... Now I want to read the new chapter now.......
I looked it up, Sombra's origin... and I HATE it.
According to it, he's not even a real pony and that he was always destined to be evil! It shows him as a kind and innocent colt that was warped into something despicable. It contradicts with that vid of Sunset 'evil is made, not born' but if Sombra really isn't a pony, then... *sighs* It just sux for me, especially after they made a comic of an alternate Sombra that was good and loved by Celestia and even he got screwed by the writers.
Well, some of my bronies have told me the comics and even the EG movies aren't fully canon, some aren't canon at all or just semi-canon. I choose to view Sombra as (not so much) semi-canon, because he's my favorite villain despite his potential and image being squandered on a bad Sauron impression